So you think freedom to criticize the government isn't really needed? It would be cool if the government could simply murder anyone they wanted and no one coul

So you think freedom to criticize the government isn't really needed? It would be cool if the government could simply murder anyone they wanted and no one could say anything? I can't believe I'm reading this on HN. And no I don't believe democracy is fundamentally "right", I believe it is the safest option we currently have because the people who want to be in control are often dangerous. How dangerous they can be is dependent on how much power they have. Show me anywhere in the history of the world where not having the right to criticize the government turned out well in the long term.